July 2009
We need a month of Sundays to delve into this month's selections. From the Washington Post to the NY Times, critics are lavishing praise on Girl in a Blue Dress. Fans of history and thrillers alike will adore David Liss's The Devil's Company. And talk about overachievers, bestselling author and Yale Law School professor Stephen Carter has a new novel Jericho's Fall, a fast-paced journey through the secretive world of intelligence operations and the meltdown of the financial markets.
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Girl in a Blue Dress Written by Gaynor Arnold
Subtitled, "A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens", this dazzling debut was longlisted for the Man Booker and Orange prizes. Girl in a Blue Dress is both an intimate peek at the woman who was behind one of literature’s most esteemed men and a fascinating rumination on marriage that will resonate across centuries. Also available as an eBook.
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Summer House Written by Nancy Thayer
From New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer comes this emotional novel of three Nantucket women--mother, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter--struggling to stay true to their hopes and dreams. Also available as an eBook.
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Jericho's Fall Written by Stephen L. Carter
In the fourth novel from New York Times best-selling author Stephen L. Carter, the line between truth and lies grows paper thin as the powerful secrets held by a crafty Washington insider threaten his life--and the lives of those he loves. Also available as an eBook and an unabridged audiobook download.
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Twenties Girl Written by Sophie Kinsella Read by Rosalyn Landor
Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don’t get visited by ghosts. Or do they?
Written with all the irrepressible charm and humor that have made Sophie Kinsella’s books beloved by millions, Twenties Girl is also a deeply moving testament to the transcendent bonds of friendship and family. Also available in hardcover and as an abridged audiobook download, eBook, and unabridged audiobook download.
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The Devil's Company Written by David Liss
From the acclaimed author of The Whiskey Rebels and A Conspiracy of Paper comes a superb new historical thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. With explosive action and scrupulous period research, The Devil’s Company is the most impressive achievement yet from an author who continues to set ever higher standards for historical suspense. Also available as an eBook.
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The Crying Tree Written by Naseem Rakha
Could you forgive the man who murdered your son? A powerful novel about redemption, resilience and the secrets that break one family apart and bring them back together. Also available as an eBook.
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Real World Written by Natsuo Kirino
A riveting work of noir fiction from Japan's reigning queen of the underworld Out meets "The O.C." in award-winning author Natsuo Kirino's latest tale of teenagers gone wrong in suburban Tokyo. Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
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The Night Counter Written by Alia Yunis
With a great sense of comic timing and a deft touch of magical realism, this novel centers around the last ten days of Fatima Abdullah's life and her sprawling Arab American family.
"Yunis’...debut uses The Arabian Nights as a departure point for an immigrant-assimilation story....Emotionally rewarding reading that builds to a poignant and thoroughly satisfying climax." –Kirkus Reviews, starred review Also available as an eBook.
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